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| Devin L BrownSummaryAffiliation: University of Michigan Country: USA Publications
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Projected costs of ischemic stroke in the United StatesD L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Neurology 67:1390-5. 2006..There are barriers to acute stroke care in minority groups as well as a higher incidence of ischemic stroke when compared with non-Hispanic whites...- Survey of emergency physicians about recombinant tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic strokeDevin L Brown
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 46:56-60. 2005.... - Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in stroke patients: a cost-effectiveness analysisDevin L Brown
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Stroke 36:1291-3. 2005..We used a cost-effectiveness model to estimate the magnitude of benefit that would be necessary to make polysomnography (PSG) and OSA treatment cost-effective in stroke patients... 
Poststroke fractures in a bi-ethnic communityLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 21:471-7. 2012..The objective of this study was to describe poststroke fracture risk in a bi-ethnic population and to compare risk by ethnicity...- Stroke burden in Mexican Americans: the impact of mortality following strokeLynda D Lisabeth
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109-0316, USA
Ann Epidemiol 16:33-40. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Better survival after stroke in MAs is surprising considering their similar stroke subtype and severity compared with NHWs. Social or psychological factors, which may explain this difference, should be explored... - Ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhageDarin B Zahuranec
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Crit Care Med 37:2807-11. 2009..To explore ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage... - Excess stroke in Mexican Americans compared with non-Hispanic Whites: the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi ProjectLewis B Morgenstern
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0316, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:376-83. 2004..As the Mexican-American population grows and ages, measures to target this population for stroke prevention are critical... - Ethnic differences in stroke recurrenceLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 109 South Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Ann Neurol 60:469-75. 2006..To determine whether stroke recurrence and the effect of recurrence on mortality differ by ethnicity... 
Ethnic disparities in stroke and hypertension among women: the BASIC projectLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Hypertens 21:778-83. 2008..Little data exist on stroke burden in Mexican-American (MA) women. The objective of this study was to characterize the burden of stroke in MA and non-Hispanic white (NHW) women and to compare this burden across ethnic groups...- Defining cause of death in stroke patients: The Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi ProjectDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Epidemiol 165:591-6. 2007..63 (95% CI: 0.52, 0.75). Accurate, reliable determinations of cause of death after stroke/transient ischemic attack are not currently feasible. More research is needed to identify a reliable process for coding cause of death from stroke... - Determining intravenous rt-PA eligibility in the Emergency DepartmentAmy C Mecozzi
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, TC 1920 0316, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Neurocrit Care 7:103-8. 2007..The purpose of this study was to assess the agreement of Emergency Department (ED) attendings, ED residents, and neurology residents compared with stroke neurologists in the assessment of intravenous rt-PA eligibility... - Is it time for a large, collaborative study of pediatric stroke?Darin B Zahuranec
University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0316, USA
Stroke 36:1825-9. 2005..We present the incidence rate of pediatric stroke from a biethnic community-based project and calculate the population size required for future prospective studies of pediatric stroke... - Ambient air pollution and risk for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attackLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Ann Neurol 64:53-9. 2008..The objective of this study was to investigate the association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and risk for ischemic cerebrovascular events in a US community... - Stroke among patients with dizziness, vertigo, and imbalance in the emergency department: a population-based studyKevin A Kerber
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0316, USA
Stroke 37:2484-7. 2006..Isolated dizziness, vertigo, or imbalance strongly predicts a noncerebrovascular cause. The symptom of imbalance is a predictor of stroke/TIA... - Screening for myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke: a population-based studyDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Neuroepidemiology 29:96-100. 2007..Screening for abnormal cardiac biomarkers to identify potential MI cases may be more accurate and efficient than using ICD-9 codes... - Stroke Health and Risk Education (SHARE): design, methods, and theoretical basisDevin L Brown
The Cardiovascular Center, Stroke Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:721-9. 2012..Persistence testing is performed at 18 months in the intervention group. The trial is registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01378780)... - Risk of fractures after strokeDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Cerebrovasc Dis 25:95-9. 2008..The aim of this study was to determine the risk of fractures after stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) in relatively young patients... - Computed tomography findings for intracerebral hemorrhage have little incremental impact on post-stroke mortality prediction model performanceDarin B Zahuranec
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Cerebrovasc Dis 34:86-92. 2012..We investigated the incremental impact of ICH CT findings on mortality prediction model performance... - The association between proton pump inhibitor use and outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageJeffrey J Fletcher
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, 3552 Taubman Health Care Center, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5338, USA
Neurocrit Care 15:393-9. 2011..The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between type of acid suppression therapy and outcome following aneurysmal SAH... - Does intracerebral haemorrhage mimic benign dizziness presentations? A population based studyKevin A Kerber
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Emerg Med J 29:43-6. 2012..A population based stroke database was used to assess the frequency with which ICH might mimic a benign dizziness presentation... - Barriers to intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for acute stroke therapy in womenLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 109 S Observatory Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Gend Med 3:270-8. 2006..Given the increased lifetime risk of stroke and worse stroke outcomes in women, it is imperative to improve access to acute stroke therapy in the female population... - Risk of sleep apnea in orchestra membersDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, The Cardiovascular Center Stroke Program, 1500 E Medical Center Drive SPC 5855, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Sleep Med 10:657-60. 2009..We undertook a cross-sectional survey of professional orchestra players to test the hypothesis that playing a wind instrument would be associated with a lower risk of OSA... - Family history and stroke outcome in a bi-ethnic, population-based stroke surveillance studyLynda D Lisabeth
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
BMC Neurol 5:20. 2005..The genetic epidemiology of ischemic stroke remains relatively unstudied, and information about the genetic epidemiology of ischemic stroke in populations with significant minority representation is currently unavailable... - Recurrent stroke risk is higher than cardiac event risk after initial stroke/transient ischemic attackDevin L Brown
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Stroke 36:1285-7. 2005..Understanding which of these adverse events is more likely to occur next is instructive for preventive therapy planning... - Public health impact of full implementation of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrestJennifer J Majersik
Department of Neurology, Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Resuscitation 77:189-94. 2008..However, a minority of US physicians currently use the therapy. The aim of this study was to project the public health impact of implementing hypothermia in all eligible US out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors... - The food environment in an urban Mexican American communityLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Health Place 16:598-605. 2010..The impact of greater access to convenience stores on Mexican American residents' diets requires exploration... - Validity of proxies and correction for proxy use when evaluating social determinants of health in stroke patientsLesli E Skolarus
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
Stroke 41:510-5. 2010..The purpose of this study was to evaluate stroke patient-proxy agreement with respect to social determinants of health, including depression, optimism, and spirituality, and to explore approaches to minimize proxy-introduced bias... - Rotating night shift work and the risk of ischemic strokeDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Am J Epidemiol 169:1370-7. 2009..99, 1.07; P(trend) = 0.10) and may be confined to women with a history of 15 or more years of rotating shift work. Women appear to have a modestly increased risk of stroke after extended periods of rotating night shift work... - Community-based participatory research: a new approach to engaging community members to rapidly call 911 for strokeLesli E Skolarus
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Stroke 42:1862-6. 2011..Using a community-based participatory research approach, we explored stroke self-efficacy, knowledge, and perceptions of stroke among a predominately African American population in Flint, Michigan... - High prevalence of supine sleep in ischemic stroke patientsDevin L Brown
Cardiovascular Center Stroke Program, 1500 E Medical Center Drive SPC 5855, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Stroke 39:2511-4. 2008..Supine sleep is known to exacerbate apneas in the general sleep apnea population. We therefore investigated the pattern of sleep positions in the acute stroke period... - Gender comparisons of diagnostic evaluation for ischemic stroke patientsMelinda A Smith
University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Neurology 65:855-8. 2005..76). CONCLUSIONS: Despite controlling for explanatory variables, women with stroke were less likely to receive standard diagnostic tests vs men. Intervention is needed to increase access to quality stroke care for women... - Sleep apnea risk among mexican american and non-Hispanic white stroke survivorsLesli E Skolarus
University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, 1500 East Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Stroke 43:1143-5. 2012..In a biethnic community, we sought to determine the frequency of screening, testing, and treatment of sleep apnea among stroke survivors and to compare self-perceived risk of sleep apnea with actual risk... - Age- and ethnic-specific sex differences in stroke riskShawnita Sealy-Jefferson
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Gend Med 9:121-8. 2012..Compared with non-Hispanic whites (NHWs), Mexican Americans (MAs) are at higher risk of stroke; however, age- and sex-specific stroke incidence data are currently not available for this population... - A randomized, controlled trial to teach middle school children to recognize stroke and call 911: the kids identifying and defeating stroke projectLewis B Morgenstern
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, TC 1920 0316, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0316, USA
Stroke 38:2972-8. 2007..We present the primary results of a pilot, randomized, controlled trial to encourage calling 911 for witnessed stroke among middle school children and their parents... - MRI of the pharynx in ischemic stroke patients with and without obstructive sleep apneaDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, The Cardiovascular Center Stroke Program, 1500 E Medical Center Drive SPC 5855, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Sleep Med 11:540-4. 2010..We therefore used brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to assess oropharyngeal anatomy in stroke patients with and without OSA... - Acute stroke symptoms: comparing women and menLynda D Lisabeth
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Stroke 40:2031-6. 2009..Causes of these disparities are unclear but could result from a different symptom presentation in women. Our objective was to prospectively investigate gender differences in acute stroke symptoms... - Comparison of two headgear systems for sleep apnea treatment of stroke patientsDevin L Brown
The Cardiovascular Center Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:183-6. 2009..Unfortunately, stroke patients often do not tolerate continuous positive airway pressure. We hypothesized that a 1-piece head frame headgear would be easier and quicker to use than a traditional strap headgear... - Do gender and race impact the use of antithrombotic therapy in patients with stroke/TIA?Lynda D Lisabeth
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0489, USA
Neurology 62:2313-5. 2004.... - Determining stroke's rank as a cause of death using multicause mortality dataJames F Burke
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management and Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Stroke 43:2207-11. 2012..We explored whether this decline may be attributable to changes in mortality attribution methodology... - Positional therapy in ischemic stroke patients with obstructive sleep apneaAnna Svatikova
Stroke Program, The Cardiovascular Center, Stroke Program, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 5855, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
Sleep Med 12:262-6. 2011..The effects of positional therapy in ischemic stroke patients with OSA have not been investigated. We tested the hypothesis that ischemic stroke patients have less severe OSA during positional therapy that promotes nonsupine positioning... - Age at natural menopause and risk of ischemic stroke: the Framingham heart studyLynda D Lisabeth
109 S Observatory St, Room 4641, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Stroke 40:1044-9. 2009..The objective of this study was to examine the association of age at natural menopause with ischemic stroke risk in the Framingham Heart Study... - The cost-effectiveness of early noninvasive ventilation for ALS patientsKirsten L Gruis
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 5:58. 2005..We therefore used a cost-utility analysis to determine a priori what magnitude of health-related quality of life (HRQL) improvement early NIPPV initiation would need to achieve to be cost-effective in a future clinical trial... - CT angiography is cost-effective for confirmation of internal carotid artery occlusionsDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
J Neuroimaging 18:355-9. 2008..We determined the cost-effectiveness of CTA versus catheter angiography for confirming an ICA occlusion first suggested by carotid ultrasound... - Longitudinal assessment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation adjustments in ALS patientsKirsten L Gruis
TC 1920 0316, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Neurol Sci 247:59-63. 2006..10, 0.54]. The current data suggest that ALS patients who are tolerant to NIPPV typically need at least one upward change in pressure settings. Tolerance to relatively low NIPPV inspiratory pressures is associated with improved survival... - Increased risk of death in community-dwelling older people with white matter hyperintensities on MRIKevin A Kerber
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0322, USA
J Neurol Sci 250:33-8. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Severe WMH increase the risk of death, even in community-dwelling elderly without stroke or other neurological disease, independent of other covariates including hypertension, age, and coronary artery disease... - Evaluation of sham non-invasive ventilation for randomized, controlled trials in ALSKirsten L Gruis
University of Michigan Health System, Department of Neurology, 1324 Taubman Center, 032221 500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Amyotroph Lateral Scler 7:96-9. 2006..Thus, sub-therapeutic (sham) continuous positive airway pressure is a promising placebo control for NIV trials in ALS... - Stroke information reported on local television news: a national perspectiveJames M Pribble
The Stroke Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Stroke 37:1556-7. 2006..Local television news commonly reports on health. This study aimed to characterize local TV news stroke reporting in America... - Gender differences in the primary prevention of stroke with aspirinEric E Adelman
Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Cardiovascular Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Womens Health (Lond Engl) 7:341-52; quiz 352-3. 2011..The reasons for the possible gender differences in aspirin's effectiveness are not entirely clear... - Ethical issues in the conduct of clinical trials in obstructive sleep apneaDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
J Clin Sleep Med 7:103-8. 2011..In this "Special Article," we review the regulatory and ethical issues that surround the design and conduct of CPAP trials, including selection of the appropriate control condition, exclusion criteria, and follow-up duration... - Guideline-discordant periprocedural interruptions in warfarin therapyLesli E Skolarus
Stroke Program, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 4:206-10. 2011..We sought to determine the frequency and guideline concordance of periprocedural warfarin interruptions to inform a future educational intervention... - Stroke risk after transient ischemic attack in a population-based settingLynda D Lisabeth
Stroke Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich 48109-0316, USA
Stroke 35:1842-6. 2004..Approximately half of the 90-day stroke risk after TIA occurred within 2 days... - Risk factors associated with peripherally inserted central venous catheter-related large vein thrombosis in neurological intensive care patientsThomas J Wilson
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Room 3552 TC, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5338, USA
Intensive Care Med 38:272-8. 2012.... - Lack of association between decompressive craniectomy and conversion to donor statusJeffrey J Fletcher
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Taubman Health Care Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5338, USA
Clin Transplant 25:83-9. 2011..Continued communication between the organ donation coordinators and the treating team has potential to decrease missed opportunities for organ donation... - Pilot study of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for detection of embolic source after ischemic strokeDarin B Zahuranec
Stroke Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 5855, USA
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 21:794-800. 2012..Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging may have advantages over TEE. We performed a prospective pilot study comparing CMR to TEE after stroke to assist in planning future definitive studies... - Sleep disorders and strokeDevin L Brown
Stroke Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
Semin Neurol 26:117-22. 2006..Clinical trials using continuous positive airway pressure as a treatment for OSA in stroke patients are needed to determine whether treatment of this condition alters outcome following stroke... - Late-onset mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and strokelike episodes with bitemporal lesionsYaz Y Kisanuki
Taubman Center, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Arch Neurol 63:1200-1. 2006 - 29th International Stroke Conference, San Diego, California, February 5-7, 2004Devin L Brown
University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
J Neuroophthalmol 24:175-7. 2004